Xstrata Coal – Mangoola CHPP

Highlights
Zero lost time injuries.
Client Design and engineering of a two stage dense medium cyclone and spirals process plant.
Xstrata Coal NSW EPC delivery of a greenfield 1800 t/h coal handling and preparation plant facilities.
Completed 2011, below budget and ahead of schedule.
Country
Australia Overview
A complete scope from raw coal receival, crushing and treatment, to plant feed, two
Mineral Type stage washing using a dense medium cyclone and spirals process, rejects and tailings
Coal handling, product coal storage and handling, overland conveying and train loading.
Work included all life cycle sectors of a project, from early stage studies through to Definitive
Feasibility (FEL3), full detailed design and engineering, procurement and construction
Services Provided management, including diversion and routing of major high voltage power supply lines,
Feasibility Study plant and process testing and commissioning to handover.
CHPP Design
EPC/M Project Delivery Project Challenges & Solutions
Coal quality was somewhat different to normal Hunter Valley coals, and so an appropriate
processing and product strategy needed to be developed.
Class leading design for efficiency, maintainability and operability.
Alliance style contract delivered shared cost and schedule benefits to client and QCC.

Zero Harm
Safety was a big focus for the project and the TRIFR (site only) was 8.

Value
Approx. $350 M project.

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